Share of the population living with HIV in Rwanda
Rwanda: Share of the population living with HIV was 2.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of the population living with HIV in Rwanda, 1990–2024
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of the population living with hiv in Rwanda stood at 2.0%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 6.1% on the previous year and down 39.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population living with hiv in Rwanda peaked at 5.0% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2024.
That places Rwanda 18th out of 150 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Share of the population living with HIV in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.7% | — |
| 1991 | 3.2% | +20.7% |
| 1992 | 3.7% | +16.4% |
| 1993 | 4.2% | +11.8% |
| 1994 | 4.4% | +5.6% |
| 1995 | 4.7% | +6.7% |
| 1996 | 4.9% | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 4.9% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 5.0% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 4.9% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 4.9% | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 4.8% | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 4.6% | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 4.4% | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 4.2% | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 4.1% | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 4.0% | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 3.9% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 3.8% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 3.7% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 3.7% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 3.6% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 3.5% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 3.4% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 3.3% | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 3.2% | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 3.1% | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 3.0% | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 2.9% | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 2.7% | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 2.6% | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 2.4% | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 2.3% | -5.8% |
| 2023 | 2.2% | -6.1% |
| 2024 | 2.0% | -6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.3% | 2.7% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.2% | 3.7% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 2.7% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.3% | 2.0% | 2.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 15 Cameroon 2.5% compare
- 16 Central African Republic 2.4% compare
- 17 Guinea-Bissau 2.2% compare
- 19 Cote d'Ivoire 1.7% compare
- 20 Haiti 1.6% compare
- 21 Togo 1.6% compare
More health data for Rwanda
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.891 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 860.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,738 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.184 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1862 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population living with hiv in Rwanda?
- Share of the population living with hiv in Rwanda was 2.0% in 2024, according to Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population living with hiv recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 5.0% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of the population living with hiv recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2024.
- How does Rwanda rank for share of the population living with hiv?
- Rwanda ranks 18th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population living with hiv rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population living with HIV. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of people aged 15-49 who test positive for HIV at a given time. This is the central estimate.